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Lawsuits Brought by Customers to Hyundai and Kia Total over $395 Million

Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and the Kia Motors Corp. have agreed to settle lawsuits brought by customers that total…

Federal Judge Holds Ohio Ban on Same-Sex Marriages as Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Timothy Black ruled this week that Ohio must recognize same-sex couples legally married out-of-state as married on…

Tom Cruise Settles Defamation Suit

Actor Tom Cruise has settled a defamation case against Bauer Publishing, according to CNN Entertainment. The tabloid magazines In Touch…

China Mobile and Apple Contracts: A Go for iPhone

A long awaited agreement between Apple and China Mobile was announced Monday bringing the iPhone to China Mobile, the…

The Argument about Paying College Athletes Has Gone on for Decades

In 2009 former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon filed a lawsuit on behalf of former college athletes. The lawsuit is…

A “Sprawling Black-Market Bazaar”

Ross William Ulbricht is the alleged mastermind of Silk Road. “Silk Road,” is the online marketplace that prosecutors called a…

Swiss Government is Encouraging Banks to Join the Program

300 banks in Switzerland are racing to meet a December 31 deadline. The banks with “reason to believe” they violated…

Colorado Theater Shooter’s Insanity Defense Weakened

Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour said last week that James Holmes, the Colorado movie theater shooter, has been…

Lawsuit Revived Claiming Saudi Arabia Liable for Providing Support to al Qaeda 9/11 Attacks

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has reversed a lower court ruling and revived a lawsuit…

Federal Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Utah

Judge Robert J. Shelby of the United States District Court struck down laws prohibiting same-sex marriage in Utah as unconstitutional…

$1.9 Billion to Settle Deutsche Bank Lawsuit

In efforts between Deutsche Bank and the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency over mortgage-backed securities, Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank,…

Same-Sex Marriage Legalized by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court banned the state government from denying same-sex couples the ability to marry, according to a…